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[ ef-ert-fuhl ] / ˈɛf ərt fəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR effortful ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivemarked by effort or exertion; labored. Origin of effortfulFirst recorded in 1895–1900; effort + -ful OTHER WORDS FROM effortfulef·fort·ful·ly, adverbWords nearby effortfuleffluent, effluvium, efflux, effort, effort bargain, effortful, effortless, effort syndrome, effraction, effrontery, effulgence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for effortfulDyer on a bad day is still more profound, and more polished, than most writers at their effortful best. Geoff Dyer at Sea: Unmoored but on Target|Melissa Holbrook Pierson|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST The techniques that Foer describes are as effortful as they are old. How We Lost Our Memory|Casey Schwartz|March 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST But barely had she entered the tinted atmosphere when her movements became awkward and convulsive, effortful and excited. The Red Dust|Murray Leinster The personality seemed very intense, and spoke in effortful whispers. The Unpopular Review Vol. I|Various
With all studies in general, history shares in training perceptive, associative, and effortful activities. College Teaching|Paul Klapper "It's rather less than your customary one, I'm afraid," said the Tyro, with an effortful smile. Little Miss Grouch|Samuel Hopkins Adams Doctor Hoff blinked more rapidly and moistened his lips with an effortful tongue. Average Jones|Samuel Hopkins Adams
Words related to effortfularduous, backbreaking, demanding, difficult, hard, heavy, labored, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, rough, severe, strained, strenuous, taxing, tough, trying |